Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-13
KANSAS NEWS.

ll-year-ol"
pom.roy. OF AtchisOD, Kansas,
& newest tax payer in Graham
Is 'ns hi Sis taxes for the past year being
over $1,000 , 1884,. =
,r: ibT1 county, Kansas over the county
-. Ore man was murdered because
J nd did not vote as he had agreed Co.
man st Ottawa, Kansas, by the
..m : Of Ed Thompson has been arrested
sa J. rsttemptins to commit rape upon
is yesrOld girl
The nine ex-governors OF Kansas are
n,r,ro and all in attendance at the
' M, Of Gov. Martin, Monday. No
lu .sar s,ste has nine ex-gOvernors llvlrg
s ~ no state that has been organized as
Az az a. Kansas has more than six ex-
lO "r'roors living. The names Of
4. Kansas ex-governors IN order are as
. n Charles Robinson, Of Lawrence;
T mn Carney, Of Leavenworth; sam
IL Crawford, of Topeka; Nehemiah
n !. Of Manhattan; James NJ. Harvey,
= T1pdon B idge, Va; Thomas A. Os-
Sorn Of Topeka; George 7. An hony
4 TssvenwoIth; John L. St. John, Of
nIthe, and George ". Click, Of Atchi-
son.
The Kansas Legislature meets January
iitb.
The United States National bank, of
Itrheson. Kan, has been author zed to
heoin business with a capital Of $780,
900.
The civ Of Abilene, Kansas, has
r,ted twenty and thirty year bonds TO
The Achisop, Topeka 6 Santa Fe road
for right of way and terminal facilities.
The executive committee appointed
by the hoard of trade of Topeka to
tske charge of the inaugural exercises
met Ia Thursday and appointed the
u,usl committees. The executive COM
mlttee are putting forth their best eff.
forts to secure the attendance Of ell the
sx governors Of Kansas, and have rea-
sOnsble assurance Of accomplishing
this object. The ex-Governors ale all
living AID, with the exception Of Jas.
N Harvey, all are reaidents of Kansas.
Er Harvey has been telegrAphed TO, d
most Of the other governors have al
ready s;gniied their intentions to be
present.
All Of the parties suspected Of being
implicated IN The great express robbery
Ns Lesvtnworlh men.
There were nearly 1000 teachers IN
attendance at the meeting of the Kan.
BaS State ASSOCIATION last week at Tope-
"a. The meetings were of esl ecial in
terest tue addresses werr, without ex-
sspnoD, very good, and the discussions
contained many good suggestions.
Rhode Clements, the mailman who
murdered Samuel Gordon in the western
part Of Jackson county, Kansas, Tues
0ay night, was Friday adjud ged insane
ais reported that two more men have
gone crazy in that neighbrrhooa, tie
Nsult Of the religious excitement pre-.
VailDg there.
widow named Pemberton, residing
iOu miles north Of Russell, Kan, was
ascldentally shot and killed Thursday
N'efnoon by her son, aged sixteen. A
use OF "dldn't know it was loaded"
Inc business of the dime savings
aAak, At AtchisOn, Kansas, is increasing
@ispldly that more help is constantly
= sseded. The deposits amounted to
AsOU, Saturday "a dull day.
y SHERMAN county, Kansas, some of
Y iarmers are blowing and getting
'ady for spring crops.
aard coal is worth $11 a ton in Atch-
sOn, Kansas.
Wednesday morning fire broke out in
.sues Iced store on Main street, Flor
W. kan., and within a few minutes
/. names, famed by q stiff breeze,
s EIsaO 10 the adjoining buildings. The
loving rooms were totally destroyed:
~, mt q 90, meat market; Jones' feed
AM IN, JAKE Stsger's bakery, Miss Mar
80 millinery store, and Sanecr's
= y and jewelrY store. The force
IL, - water burst several large plate
ss ~, windows In buildings on the op-
ss ;rs nde of the street. Ooe of the
II u 3 thus damaged is the property
Is,' = ~ Miller of the fam of Miller &
49,. sOle' Of Emporia. The building.
- lSyed BY fire are almost totally Gov
NV. asnlllon's trial for train wrecking
y Monday. 49, '"s S'S'e rs''eo lis
ssm.. oiulng to the annual report Of the
nsp,,a lailfoad commissioners The 40
bns i aet Increase ia the number Of
orrssr"eo ' 1885, compared with the
sOs orc r ~ period tile previous wear
lsn;' S,o'O7 tons aud the net frrioht
ltOss 7 NJ the same re iod decreased
nd ii ~ A. The total gross earnings
Ia sas sources, all com panies, for the
ssssO uuIng June 80, 1886, So, 1865
l0as a. t ,ad over the wear epoing
sggap.tt. .o0O' Of $1,S48.41S.15. The
apisl i, a i, of dividend paid on
" ,esr y =, common and preferred for